Pension fund assets to GDP (%) in Japan
Japan: Pension fund assets to GDP (%) was 30.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Pension fund assets to GDP in Japan, 1998–2020
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pension fund assets to gdp in Japan is 30.1%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pension fund assets to gdp in Japan peaked at 31.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1998.
Japan ranks 31st of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Pension fund assets to GDP (%) in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15.5% | — |
| 1999 | 17.9% | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 17.3% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.9% | +32.3% |
| 2003 | 26.7% | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 29.3% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | +5.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 30.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.1%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Japan's 30.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.8%, 98% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pension fund assets to GDP (%) in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +32.3% | 17.3% | 22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 15.5% | 17.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 17.3% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 28.5% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 30.1% | 30.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More financial sector data for Japan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 66.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pension fund assets to gdp in Japan?
- Pension fund assets to gdp in Japan was 30.1% in 2020, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1998.
- How does Japan rank for pension fund assets to gdp?
- Japan ranks 31st out of 87 countries with data for 2020.
- Is pension fund assets to gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Nonbanking financial database, World Bank, published as part of Pension fund assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of assets of pension funds to GDP. A pension fund is any plan, fund, or scheme that provides retirement income. Data taken from a variety of sources such as OECD, AIOS, FIAP and national sources.